[1] Pilaram attended Jalil Ziapour's School of Decorative Arts for Boys (Persian: Honarestān-e honarhā-ye zibā-ye pesarān) in Tehran, where he studied under Mahmoud Farshchian; and graduated in 1959.
[1] And in 1968, Pilaram received his master’s degree in painting and interior design from the Faculty of Decorative Arts;[1] where he studied under Shokouh Riazi.
[1] Other leading members of the movement including Massoud Arabshahi, Mohammad Ehsai, Parviz Tanavoli, and Hossein Zenderoudi.
[5] Pilaram played a pivotal role in the establishment of Iran Gallery (Tālār-e Iran, later Talar-e Ghandriz) in Tehran, founded in 1964 by Pilaram, Mansoor Ghandriz, Rouin Pakbaz, Sadegh Tabrizi, Mohammad-Reza Jodat, Ghobad Shiva, Massoud Arabshahi, Sirus Malek, Farshid Mesghali, Parviz Mahallati, Morteza Momayez, and Hadi Hezareiy.
[1][6][7] He was a founding member of the Independent Artists Group in Tehran, led by Marcos Grigorian.